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poet & novelist.

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Jonathan Bennett is a poet and novelist. He is the author of seven books…

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News

My new book of poems, Happinesswise (ECW Press), is now available at a store near you.

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On the Death of Oz

A few thoughts on Amos Oz.

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Quill and Quire on Civil and Civic

"Bennett’s artistry lies in his ability to create poems that shatter complacency with bricks of loaded language."

- Quill and Quire

National Post on The Colonial Hotel

"Unsparing in his depiction of cruelty, brutality and despair, Bennett steers the reader through an exploration of love and grief, the power of storytelling, the pains of parenthood and uncomfortable truths... The result is a rewarding and intensely moving read: deceptively gruelling, given its slim dimensions, but also — like its heroine — devastatingly beautiful."

- National Post

Walrus Magazine on Entitlement

"Bennett's storytelling is effortless in its pace and time shifts, and his dialogue glints like a sharpened knife."

- Walrus Magazine

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Jonathan Bennett reading from "The Colonial Hotel" - from OTTAWA INTL WRITERS FESTIVAL

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